The association of hemoglobin concentration with disability and decreased mobility among older Brazilians

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-341

  Pires Corona, Ligiana ^a   Drumond Andrade, F C ^b   De Oliveira Duarte, Y A ^a   Lebrao, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Hemoglobin; Mobility limitation; Older adults; SABE study

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; AGING; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84898916211     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0389-9     Document Type: Article

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